FYI 1: QuickTime Pro ($30) doesn't natively support .tivo files or MPEG-2. An additional $20 Apple decoder will give you MPEG-2 decoding. Your TiVo file will still need to be stripped via something like DirectShow Dump prior to using QTP. Depending on how frequently you do this, the $50 might be a good investment. I haven't actually verified it works, though I have no reason to believe it won't. :)
FYI 2: 480x480 does not necessitate a 1:1 square resolution. The TiVo models outputting 480x480 do indeed display 4:3 visual resolution the pixels are not square. The current version of VLC (0.8.2) honors that resolution in playback, but not in conversion so the output does appear a bit squished.
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Dave Zatz @ Dec 19th 2005 12:20AM
FYI 1: QuickTime Pro ($30) doesn't natively support .tivo files or MPEG-2. An additional $20 Apple decoder will give you MPEG-2 decoding. Your TiVo file will still need to be stripped via something like DirectShow Dump prior to using QTP. Depending on how frequently you do this, the $50 might be a good investment. I haven't actually verified it works, though I have no reason to believe it won't. :)
FYI 2: 480x480 does not necessitate a 1:1 square resolution. The TiVo models outputting 480x480 do indeed display 4:3 visual resolution the pixels are not square. The current version of VLC (0.8.2) honors that resolution in playback, but not in conversion so the output does appear a bit squished.